Due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many countries imposed an embargo on Russian companies. The Russian government has announced that it has fined Google for not removing misleading videos. Google will pay a fine to Russia for videos shared about the Ukraine war.
Google to pay fines to Russia for violation of law
The World Court of the Tagansky District of Moscow, in its session on July 18, ruled that it had violated the “procedure for restricting access to information defined as prohibited”. Stating that the banned materials were not removed despite the application, the court board announced that the penalty amount was determined by calculating the income of the company in Russia.
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Google will pay the Russian government 21,077,392,317.8 rubles (approximately $373,878,583) compensation for the videos posted due to the invasion of Ukraine. Making a statement on the subject, the Russian Telecommunication Department said, “Google and other information sources violate Russian laws by not removing the prohibited information. Google’s total fines for such offenses exceed 7.2 billion rubles.” made statements.
The Russian government announced that in addition to the sanctions, restrictions were also imposed on Google ads. Some services, especially the advertising platform of the company, will be restricted on the grounds of systematic violations.
The justification announced by the Russian Telecommunication Department is as follows;
- Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation by hosting fake videos about the course of a special military operation in Ukraine
- Content promoting terrorism and extremism
- Hosting content harmful to child health
- Incentive to participate in illegal mass actions, including by minors
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